World Waves students on an excursion at Malibu Yogurt and Ice Cream fall 2021. They spent time together getting to know each other better. Photos courtesy of Cory Robertson The World Waves program, which is in its second year, is an optional fall program to help international students adjust during their first semester at Pepperdine, said Cory Robertson, assistant director of … [Read more...] about World Waves Program Helps International Students Adjust
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Pepperdine Reveals First Look at New Switzerland Campus
Pepperdine unveiled the first look at the new International Program location in Hauteville on Sept. 13. The campus is expected to open in fall of 2023 wrote Gary Hanson, executive vice president of Pepperdine, in a Sept. 16 email to the Graphic. Photo courtesy of Pepperdine Pepperdine pulled back the curtain on the Château d'Hauteville during their new campus unveiling Sept. … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Reveals First Look at New Switzerland Campus
Not Alone: International Students Seek Community in Southern California Universities — Some Find It
The international student ambassadors at the International Student Reception during INSO at the Brock House August 2021. Ambassadors said they love mentoring other international students and strive to advocate for them. Photo courtesy of Merica Sin Merica Sin, a senior international student ambassador, came to the United States from Cambodia to pursue higher education. While … [Read more...] about Not Alone: International Students Seek Community in Southern California Universities — Some Find It
Good News: ‘Joy That Is Not Shared, Dies Young’
My greatest joy throughout all my life comes from laughing — laughing until my ribs "get tough," as Lorde said. It may sound cliché, but when I found out I was writing this article, I racked my brain and noticed the loving friends around me create my best good news. As Mumford and Sons said in the song "Awake my Soul," "Where you invest your love/ you invest your life." When I … [Read more...] about Good News: ‘Joy That Is Not Shared, Dies Young’
Ran Home: Pepperdine Panhellenic Holds Sorority Recruitment
Kappa Alpha Theta's new member class of 2022 unites for the first time at bid day on Sept. 19. After a weekend of learning about each sorority, new members discovered which chapter offered them a bid. Photo courtesy of Sasha Brendan The start of a new academic year at Pepperdine brings many traditions — one of them being sorority recruitment. Pepperdine’s seven Panhellenic … [Read more...] about Ran Home: Pepperdine Panhellenic Holds Sorority Recruitment